Letter From LA: 03-18-2021
We had a glorious short burst of rain Tuesday night, March 9, which left the city sparkling with puffy white clouds, clean air and baby-blue skies. It was a gorgeous, brisk winter day, the kind of weather that most likely drew thousands and thousands of emigrants to Southern California decades ago (along, of course, with […]
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poet and Publisher, Dies at 101
From Bill Mohr’s Blog, Koan Kinship: Lawrence Ferlinghetti is Dead; Long Live City Lights Feb. 23, 2021 — Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919 – 2021) Early this afternoon, I heard the news that Lawrence Ferlinghetti had died. I guess that Naomi Replansky will remain the oldest living American poet for at least a little longer. Tributes to […]
Gerald Locklin (1941-2021)
Sunday, January 17, 2021 Gerald Locklin (1941-2021) The W-E Bicoastal Poetry Reading Series took place this afternoon and it went very well, though my heart was incredibly heavy. Shortly after 1 p.m., I learned that Gerald Locklin had died shortly before 8 a.m. Eileen Klink, the chair of the English Department at CSU Long Beach, […]
What’s in a Name?
By Harley W. Lond In this age of Trumpistic double-speak and alternate facts, we need to take a closer look at our history and begin to understand how evil has come to be memorialized in our culture. The vestiges of racism, slavery and corruption need to be eradicated; one step in that direction has already […]
Genesis P-Orridge, COUM and Throbbing Gristle Founder, Dies
I know this obit is over a month old but I have been way behind on things. Genesis was an art-genius and ahead of his time — In the mid-70s his art group COUM was pushing the boundaries of conceptual and performance art. Along with partner Cosey Fanni Tutti they put on the Prostitution show […]
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